Effects of pruning intensity on the biochemical status of shoot buds in three mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars planted at high density

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-490

  Singh, Sanjay Kumar ^a,b   Sharma, Ram Roshan ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR Central Institute for Arid Horticulture   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALLIKA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 79956309097     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2010.11512702     Document Type: Article

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